Kidd Kraddick dies raising money for his charity

Ohio native David "Kidd Kraddick" Peter Cradick, whose nationally syndicated morning radio show, “Kidd Kraddick in the Morning,” is on more than 100 radio stations, died Saturday in New Orleans at a golf tournament to raise money for his Kidd's Kids Charity. The show was broadcast from 7-11 a.m. Eastern time weekdays.

Kidd Kraddick

He was also seen on the nationally syndicated “Dish Nation” television show weeknights around the United States.

Kraddick was born in Napoleon, Ohio and grew up in Dunedin, Florida.

Kraddick received the nickname "Kidd" from a radio producer at a station where he was the youngest employee.

In 1991, Kraddick founded the 501(c)3 charity, The Kraddick Foundation, dedicated to helping impact the lives of children who have terminal or chronic illnesses or are accident victims. It consists of "Kidd's Kids," which takes a planeload of these children (age 5-11) and their families to Walt Disney World for 5 days every November. In 2010, the charity grew to include "The Glamour Squad" which visits hospitals around the country and provides a day of pampering inside the hospital for teenage girls.